Laundering or pressing iron holder



Nov. 8, 1949 G. ASKE LAUNDERING OR PRESSING IRON HOLDER Filed Feb. 26, 1948 INVENTOR. 6/1. BERT HSKE' 9 rrOR/VEX Patented Nov. 8, 1949 LAUNDERING OR PRESSING IRON HOLDER Gilbert Aske, Chicago, 111., assignor to Dewey Scott and Gilbert Aske, both of Chicago, Ill.

Application February 26, 1948, Serial No. 11,107

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in a laundering or pressing iron holder or to similar devices.

The invention relates more particularly to a pressing iron holder of the type described which is easily and quickly attachable to a table, an ironing board or any other surface upon which it is desired to iron.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a holder for irons of the type described which may be easily and quickly attached to an ironing board or other surface, the holder being so arranged that it supports the iron above the surface of the ironing board.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of the type described which is provided with a socket and an extension so that the iron may be attached to the socket on the holder, thereby providing greater feedom to the operator in using the iron.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of the type described which supports an iron spaced from the surface of the ironing board, thereby effectively preventing fires or other disasters which may occur when an iron is left turned on and is resting upon the cloth surface of the ironing board.

Other objects and advantages will be more apparent from the following description wherein reference is had to the accompanying drawings, upon which Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of my improved holder as applied to a collapsible ironing board of the type which may be positioned any place in a room;

, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the iron holder shown in position upon the board; and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken generally on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the invention which I have chosen to illustrate, I have provided an ironingboard ll! of the collapsible type, having the folding legs l2 and I4 and the collapsible braces I6.

The iron holder may comprise a generally oval plate [8 having the pointed end 20 and the rounded back edge 22, corresponding generally to the shape of a laundering iron.

The plate I 8 may have the upwardly extending walls 24 and 26 adjacent the front and back of the same, these walls assisting in preventing the iron from sliding off the holder. Directly below these walls I provide the legs or support members 28 and 30 which support the plate I8 a definite distance above the top of the ironing board It.

To fasten the holder to the ironing board, a table or any other surface upon which it is desired to iron, I provide a bracket 32 secured to the side of the plate l8, the bracket extending downwardly and having a right angle leg 34. I provide a clamping member having a threaded shaft 36, a button 38 adapted to be positioned against the bottom wall of the ironing board, the clamping member having the operating knob 40. With this construction it can be seen that the holder can be easily and quickly attached to a board.

In order to provide for the source of current for the iron, even when the ironing board is placed a considerable distance from a wall socket, I have furnished a tap box 42 secured to the bracket 32, the socket having a plug receptacle therein for the electric iron extension cord 48 and a cord 44 extending from the tap box and provided with the plug 46 so that it may be connected to a wall socket.

In use it is a simple matter to connect the extension cord 48 of an iron 50 to a plug receptacle in the tap box 42, thereby providing the user with an extension on the iron running the complete length of the ironing board, because the extension cord is connected to the tap box at the end of the ironing board.

From the above and foregoing description it can be seen that I have provided a holder which is easily attachable and may be removed whenever desired, or attached for continuous lengths of use. By providing a plug receptacle on the tap box 42 on the end of the holder, the user can easily connect or disconnect the iron to the source of electricity, and during use the cord is not in g the way of the user.

Due to the spacing of the iron from the top of the board by means of the plate l8, accidental fires or other disasters are prevented, the user not being required to un-plug the iron whenever she leaves her work.

While I have illustrated and described a specific embodiment of the invention, it will be plain to those skilled in the art that changes and modiflcations may be made in the exact details shown, and I do not wish to be limited in any particular; rather what I desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In an electric iron holder of the type described the combination of a flat generally oval shaped plate having upwardly extending wall portions adjacent the front and back of the same, a bracket rigidly secured to the back of said plate, said bracket being generally U-shaped and having a vertical portion and an arm extending at 2,487,292 3 4 right angles therebelow, a clamping screw ex- REFERENCES CITED tending through Said arm whereby Said holder The following references are of record in the may be securely fastened over the end of an file of this patent, ironing board and a tap box connected to the vertical portion of said bracket, a plug receptable 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS therein, an electric cord extending from said tap Number Name Date box and electrically connected to said plug re- 918 148 Headly Apt 13, 1909 'ceptacle whereby the plug on the end of the ex- 15921599 hwenzel Nov. 20 1928 tension cord of an electric iron may be connected "2,058,068 tDuvau Oct 1936 thereto to provide asource of electricity for said 10 2,271,463 Reeves Jam 27, 1942 mm.

GILBERT ASKE. 

